For Hunter S. Thompson, the truth was more important than the facts. "There was a tension in his writing between straightforward reporting and wild flights of fancy," says Alex Gibney, director of the documentary "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson." ...more

November 23, 2008

By midnight Tuesday, millions of conservatives probably will believe that the nation, foundering on the reefs of sin, is ruined. And millions of "progressives," emboldened to embrace truth in labeling by again calling themselves liberals, probably will have decided that Heaven is at hand, the nation revived like a flower in an April shower. ...more

November 2, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - As far as Dave O'Neill is concerned, the whole FairTax business was hatched in some Capitol Hill cloakroom as a distraction for what really ails this country, which includes - but is not limited to - insurance companies' failure to pay legitimate claims. ...more

August 22, 2008

Presidential candidates took turns lambasting an unpopular war, a flagging economy and a controversial president. In Washington, a sitting Republican president urged the faithful to circle the wagons; in Florida, partisans swore that the president was as dangerous as his vice president was loony. The field included a woman, who was black, and a fiery populist. ...more

June 22, 2008

Although I was invited to see Sen. Barack Obama last week at his campaign rally in Tampa, I decided not to go because I didn't want to jinx him. ...more

May 25, 2008

So far, we have been asking these questions: Is America ready for a woman president? ...more

December 19, 2007